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Green Building Index

Executive Summary

GBI certifications at a glance. Live figures grow with the directory; registry-wide figures are updated with each Green Beats issue.

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1,451
Applied

Project applications received since 2009

823
Certified

Projects certified across all rating tools

347.9
Million Sq Ft

Certified gross floor area

2,049
ktCO₂e / yr

Estimated annual CO₂ emission reduction

Live from the certified projects directory. Registry figures as of 30 September 2026.

Certified projects by rating level

Rating toolPlatinumGoldSilverCertifiedTotal
NRNC208057252409
RNC64423190263
INC311133259
NREB1564456
T134816
ID–52714
IEB–1–56
Total certified31149105538823

GBI Certified Projects by State & Territory

Rated projects as of 30 September 2026

2552421188733291413109542200Kuala LumpurSelangorPenangJohorPutrajayaSarawakNegeri SembilanKedahPerakMelakaPahangSabahKelantanTerengganuPerlisLabuanCircle size represents numberof certified/rated projects01–510–5051–100101+Note: Data shows RATED projects only.Source: GBI (Green Building Index) - Data as of 30 September 2026

GBI Registered Projects by State & Territory

Registered projects as of 30 September 2026

43435021215049452424221919123300SelangorKuala LumpurPenangJohorPutrajayaSarawakKedahNegeri SembilanMelakaPerakSabahPahangKelantanTerengganuPerlisLabuanCircle size represents numberof registered projects01–510–5051–100101+Note: Data shows REGISTERED projects only.Source: GBI (Green Building Index) - Data as of 30 September 2026

Share of certified projects by rating level

Platinum · 31 (4%)Gold · 149 (18%)Silver · 105 (13%)Certified · 538 (65%)

Certified projects by rating tool

NRNC
409
RNC
263
INC
59
NREB
56
T
16
ID
14
IEB
6

Certifications by assessment stage

Provisional (DA/PA)467
Final (CVA)284
Renewal (RVA)67
Final Planning (FPA)4

Floor area and carbon

Gross Floor Area (GFA) of GBI Rated Buildings
15.6million m²RNCResidential NewConstruction12.8million m²NRNCNon-ResidentialNew Construction2.1million m²NREBNon-ResidentialExisting Building1.7million m²INCIndustrial NewConstruction82,000m²IEBIndustrialExisting Building43,000m²IDInterior Design

Total as of 30 September 2026: 32.3 million m² (347.9 million ft²)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emission Reduction of GBI Rated Buildings
2IDktCO2e / yr19IEBktCO2e / yr118INCktCO2e / yr217NREBktCO2e / yr407RNCktCO2e / yr1,286NRNCktCO2e / yr
  • NRNC Non-Residential New Construction
  • RNC Residential New Construction
  • NREB Non-Residential Existing Building
  • INC Industrial New Construction
  • IEB Industrial Existing Building
  • ID Interior Design

Total as of 30 September 2026: 2,049 ktCO2e per year

Based on electricity energy reduction only. Emission factors used: Peninsular Malaysia 0.780, Sarawak 0.222 and Sabah 0.527 kgCO2/kWh.

Certified projects by state and territory

Kuala Lumpur
255
Selangor
242
Penang
118
Johor
87
Putrajaya
33
Sarawak
29
Negeri Sembilan
14
Kedah
13
Perak
10
Melaka (Malacca)
9
Pahang
5
Sabah
4
Kelantan
2
Terengganu
2